Celebrating 10 Years of The Sowing

“The best debut novel I have read yet.”

“This book is full of adventure and powerful moments. One of those stories you can’t put down.”

“Well-conceived story that interweaves compelling characters, a unique setting, culture, plot progression, and pacing. It’s also written well and intelligently.” 

“It was awesome and I couldn’t put it down!”

This month, we are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the publication of The Sowing, the book that and launched our young adult, sci-fi dystopian series The Seeds Trilogy and was ultimately optioned for a film by Big Picture Ranch. The quotes above are a few of my favorite Amazon reviews for The Sowing that show the enduring power of this story.

As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the publication of The Sowing, I wanted to look back on some of the moments that have made this journey so special. In so many ways, this has been the journey of a lifetime, and I’m so grateful to everyone who has made it possible by cheering us on and being supporters from the start.

The first time someone took a picture with our book and posted it on social media. My friend Camille purchased her copy and shared this image on Facebook. Circa 2013
Celebrating 10,000 books sold of the books in the Seeds trilogy. Circa 2014
One of the quote graphics we used to promote the release of The Reaping, the second book in The Seeds Trilogy. Circa 2014.
In 2015, I went to a writer’s conference in New York City and met someone who had read our books and knew who I was. I felt like a celebrity!
I spotted this copy of The Sowing at a Barnes and Noble just above the internationally-renowned author Hilary Mantel. Circa 2016
Elena and I at the Barnes and Noble release party for The Harvest in 2016, the third and final book in the trilogy. It was our first-ever in-person signing event!
Elena and I did an in-person signing event at Barnes and Noble alongside New York Times Bestselling author Jay Asher and national bestseller Mary Weber in 2016.

If you’d like to start reading The Sowing and discover the story that enchanted 40,000 other readers, you can get your copy here: